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On August 1, 2012, BlackRock's Canadian subsidiary has launched five new exchanged-traded funds designed to offer Great North investors exposure to domestic, international, developed and emerging markets while minimizing volatility.

Perhaps it was only a matter of time before Morningstar decided to put its stamp of approval, and disapproval, on alternative mutual funds.

You can always just add an advisor to the mix, but Kristen Pruitt, vice president of business development at Investment Professionals Inc., makes sure the cultural fit is right-or else the whole thing can fail.

First rule of thumb - it will cost you. The days of the service-driven model are over and banks will not be able to capture wallet share by going cheap.

In the first year after passing the Dodd-Frank Act, regulators made progress implementing the law. But now, it seems, things have ground to a halt.

Biotechnology not only improves lives, but can offer staggering investment returns (as long as you avoid the failures).

One-third of boomers aged 55 to 65, or "transition boomers," are unsure how much money they will need to cover basic living expenses in retirement, according to "The Transition Boomers and Retirement Income Survey," from Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America.

Bank holding companies raked in $118.4 billion in wealth management income in 2011, up 1.35% from $116.9 billion in 2010, according to the just-released Michael White - IPI Bank Wealth Management Report.

Employees are willing and able to save more money for retirement through their workplace retirement plans. The problem is they don't know how best to go about it, a State Street Global Advisors survey says.

Advisors trying to persuade prospects about the benefits of planning can point to a new study of household financial decision-makers that shows those who have taken the time to put together a plan feel more confident and report more success managing savings and investments.